Read the excerpt from "Object Lesson, Part 2."

"I see we'll have to do it the hard way," Ellery said. "Sorry I can't produce the thief with a flick of my wrist, the way it's done in books, but in real life, detection — like crime — is pretty unexciting stuff. We'll begin with a body search. It's voluntary, by the way. Anybody rather not chance a search? Raise your hand."

Not a muscle moved.

Which sentence from the excerpt adds the most suspense?

A We'll begin with a body search.
B It's voluntary, by the way.
C Anybody rather not chance a search?
D Not a muscle moved.